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STUDIO Z

A PROJECT OF ZEITGEIST NEW MUSIC

Studio Z Presents

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Studio Z is proud to announce a brand new concert series beginning this spring! Studio Z Presents features a wide range of events curated by members of Minnesota's vibrant new music community, welcoming new and diverse voices to take the stage at Studio Z. The first Studio Z Presents concerts include a release party for ANCIA Saxophone Quartet's latest album; a collaboration between NYC-based Unheard-of//Ensemble and local composer collective Spitting Image; and an evening of music by local composer Joshua Musikantow. More Studio Z Presents concerts will be announced throughout the coming year.

Studio Z Presents is made possible by a grant from the City of Saint Paul STAR Program.


​ANCIA Saxophone Quartet Album Release Concert

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Saturday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.
$15 in advance & for students / $20 at the door
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The ANCIA Saxophone Quartet will present a high-octane concert featuring a diverse range of music, including the minimalistic, and R&B flavored Ex Machina by Chicago based Marc Mellits and the ethereal Elysian Bridges by John Anthony Lennon. A special feature of the concert will be performances of two pieces from Ancia’s newest album including the title track Confluence by Minnesota’s own Libby Larsen and Thank You by Jerry Dodgion. The CD, released on the Albany label, will be available for purchase at a wine and hors d'oeuvres reception following the concert.​

Spitting Image Collective presents Unheard-of Ensemble

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Thursday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
$15 / $10 students
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Spitting Image Collective presents NYC-based contemporary chamber group Unheard-of//Ensemble in a concert featuring new works by Spitting Image composers Katherine Bergman, Joshua Clausen, and Daniel Nass, plus special guest composer Asuka Kakitani. Unheard-of//Ensemble, (Ford Fourqurean (clarinet), Erica Dicker (violin), Iva Casian-Lakoš (cello), and Daniel Anastasio (piano) is a contemporary chamber ensemble dedicated to connecting new music to communities across the United States through the development and performance of adventurous programs, using technology and interactive multimedia.

Music of Joshua Musikantow

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Friday, March 24, 7:30 p.m.
$15 / $10 students
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Studio Z presents an evening of music by adventurous Twin Cities composer Joshua Musikantow, featuring Zeitgeist performing selections from Flare, which sets texts written by the composer, and vocal excerpts from Yiddish is My Homeland, a new work for string quartet and two voices, featuring vocalists Alyssa Anderson and Justin Spenner singing poetry by first generation Jewish American authors. The event will also include a discussion of the creation of Yiddish is My Homeland with the composer and performers. ​


This activity is made possible by a grant from the City of Saint Paul Cultural STAR Program.
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